Why are people not updating? - Shield Q&A

I see some people say they're not installing KitKat update. Why is that?
I don't own a shield (yet) so I haven't looked around enough to know.
Thanks!
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apparently because some apps can't write on SD.
This can be solved when you're rooted.

Thanks for clarifying. I'll be rooted so I won't have to worry about that then.
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I don't have any problems with KK.
Not sure if there are any other differences like performance differences or something.

nex86 said:
I don't have any problems with KK.
Not sure if there are any other differences like performance differences or something.
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HAVE YOU RAN ANTUTU BENCHMARK WHAT SCORE ARE YOU GETTING? ALSO HAVE YOU TESTED PERFORMANCE WITH THE NES.emu EMULATOR FROM THE PLAY STORE. i NOTICED THAT THERE ARE PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE EMULATOR ON THE SHIELD PARTICULARLY WHEN SETTING THE FRAMES SKIP SETTING TO 0.

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(Q) GTA3 working on Charge

Anyone have GTA3 from market working on their charge?
Mine downloaded fine but then just sits at a black screen the goes back to launcher after about 5 seconds.
I'm running infinity 1204
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Sorry to say, but our Samsung Charges don't have the nVidia Tegra 2 that GTA3 for Android was built around... You're SOL man. Might still be able to refund your purchase and get yourself a PSP. All jokes aside though I did the same thing and looked it up after. Only phones with the chipset Tegra 2 can operate GTA3.
Have you tried using Chainfire 3D?
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Tried with Chainfire, no luck. Chainfire emulates Tegra's decoding and processing, but can't emulate its hardware, IIRC, so some games (Riptide GP) work perfectly, some games (Galaxy on Fire 2) are glitchy as hell but playable, and some (well, this) just don't work at all.
There's some people without tegras workings. Just depends I guess.
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Probably need better hardware...
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There may be hope. I was poking around in the Galaxy Tab forums (I have one, plus it has the same CPU and GPU). lo and behold, I found the same thread there. One person said this:
misterjom said:
Might be good news:
I found out through LogCat that the problem might lie within the PowerVR SGX540. Which is in fact the same GPU as the Galaxy Nexus, in which Rockstar states will fix soon. So yeah, it should work, just wait a bit for an update.
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It works fine now after update.
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Still not working for me after the update
It worked for me after the update, however, the game lagged pretty bad and eventually froze. It didn't FC, it eventually came back but it wasn't playable. I haven't tried it again since.
So after uninstalling GTA3, I am not unable to re-install it. The Market claims my device in not compatible with it. How did I download it before then??? Any ideas here?
JoeVsFox said:
So after uninstalling GTA3, I am not unable to re-install it. The Market claims my device in not compatible with it. How did I download it before then??? Any ideas here?
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Apply Market Fix. I think it's in jrummy's ROM toolbox
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kvswim said:
Apply Market Fix. I think it's in jrummy's ROM toolbox
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Did the trick. Runs fairly smooth enough to tolerate. Thanks.
letsgophillyingeneral said:
It worked for me after the update, however, the game lagged pretty bad and eventually froze. It didn't FC, it eventually came back but it wasn't playable. I haven't tried it again since.
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This sums it up for me, our poor Hummingbird can't keep up
Still worth the $3, it's nostalgic, and good to keep for a future more powerful device
adrenaline_rush said:
This sums it up for me, our poor Hummingbird can't keep up
Still worth the $3, it's nostalgic, and good to keep for a future more powerful device
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Luckily, I just got an ASUS Transformer and GTA3 runs amazingly well.

Seeder - lag reduction app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987032&nocache=1
has anyone tried this on their kindle fire? Notice any significant performance improvement? Increased battery life consumption?
Try the apk... I felt It's quite a battery drainer.
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I love it, it acts weird and shuts off, but really works well
Placebo. Placebo. Placebo.
Urahara said:
But wouldn't that just be a huge waste of development since it's free?
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$1.50 in the play store. The dev has made thousands off this snake oil.
Ok, I'm probably wrong, but I believe placenta is a body part found in women. The umbilical cord goes through it, or something. Probably wrong, but, YOLO.
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veeman said:
Placebo. Placebo. Placebo.
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I can't speak for the KF1 because I haven't loaded this app on mine yet, but I can say that certain things do load faster with this app. I'm not saying that games run better, but there is a noticeable difference when navigating back to the home screen or launching the messaging app on my phone. I would assume that this might help the KF1 because of the somewhat older hardware, since the consensus seems to be that newer hardware already uses this sort of tactic to reduce CPU lag. Obviously I didn't read all one billion pages of the "discussion" about whether this works or not, so please let me know if I'm super wrong.
Gave it a spin on my kindle fire 1 and noticed absolutely zero performance difference. I'd have to agree it is a placebo, at least on the kf1
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I felt that it slowed it down especially when playing games.
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GTA Vice City

Hey guys,
Whenever I go to this in the play store it wont let me install and I get the following message:
"You're Device isn't compatible with this version."
Anyone managed to install vice city on their tablet?
Works on mine running stock.
Hmmmm really? Which firmware are you currently running?
Latest stock for the 16gb wifi. If you can't see it restore it from a titanium backup from another device.
hmmm managed to get it installed but a bit disappointed with the performance, maxxed out its very low fps. Same for everyone else?
molemanmus said:
hmmm managed to get it installed but a bit disappointed with the performance, maxxed out its very low fps. Same for everyone else?
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It runs perfectly for me.
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Make sure you choose the xtz device, sgp311/sgp312, or whatever version of xtz you have.. Then try installing it again..
Btw, the game works fine for me, no issues..
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Make sure you choose the xtz device, sgp311/sgp312, or whatever version of xtz you have.. Then try installing it again..
Btw, the game works fine for me, no issues..
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Where are you talking about selecting which version of the XTZ you have?
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I have the SGP321 running CM10.2. VC runs awful, extremely low fps, diashow. I think the GPU runs at a low frequency, becuase in asphalt 7 the tablet uses approx 1.5 times as many power as displayed in cooltools. Has anybody a fix for that? Or how can I manually set the GPU frequency?
I contacted Rockstar about this game asking for them to add the device to the compatibility, after providing them with the device info they said they would be investigating, that was on the 11 August though.
I have ended up obtaining the game using other methods (silly having to since I paid for it) and it does play perfect on max settings on my tablet.

2nd core inactive

I just noticed that my second core is inactive on my g2x phone. Does any one know is this normal or my phone is malfunctioned? I downloaded this app name CPU Identifier and it shows my second core is inactive. I also did run a benchmark test on Quadrant and the score is around 1914 where as the normal score for g2x should be around 2500. Any help how to fix this would be appreciated.
App link? Would like to try it. Searched market didn't know which one
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g2x
hippiesky said:
App link? Would like to try it. Searched market didn't know which one
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Downloaded on Google play store, call CPU identifier.
g2x
g2xmytouch said:
Downloaded on Google play store, call CPU identifier.
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CPU/Ram/Device identifier by Davy Bartonloni.
Mine showed both working. Hmmm wonder what's wrong with yours
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hippiesky said:
Mine showed both working. Hmmm wonder what's wrong with yours
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Probably has malfunctioned due to overheated. the first core is showing 1998BMPS and the second is showing 0. I haven't done anything major to the phone since I brought it two years ago except rooted it. May be I will try different kernals. Hope that it will makes it work again.
What ROM are you using, op?
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What ROM are you using, op?
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Is the original one that came with the manufacture. I haven't changed anything since. Do you think that's the problem? How can I change rom on my phone?
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Is the original one that came with the manufacture. I haven't changed anything since. Do you think that's the problem? How can I change rom on my phone?
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I'm having the same issue. Did you try antutu? Mine works well with that app.
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jpyumul said:
I'm having the same issue. Did you try antutu? Mine works well with that app.
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I hope that is not a hardware problem. I will try to install cyanogenMod to see if it can fix that.
Im currently running MIUI (SINGH UI) for the g2x and it also shows that my second core is down. Doesn't bother me though....I have not seen any drop in performance since I have originally rooted the phone and as far as overall speed is concerned I don't think my phone has ever been faster.
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Im currently running MIUI (SINGH UI) for the g2x and it also shows that my second core is down. Doesn't bother me though....I have not seen any drop in performance since I have originally rooted the phone and as far as overall speed is concerned I don't think my phone has ever been faster.
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Try Quadrant benchmark you will see how much has affected. The normal score should be around 2500 but now is around 1989. Also, now I can't play games that has 3d graphic.
That sucks man. Im not much of a gamer so it doesnt affect me much
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I guess the rom has something to do with it. I'm having problems with ICS and jb with quadrant. But with cm7 and a good kernel (faux123), my score reached almost 3000!
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I checked and my 2nd core is also inactive, now i understand why my g2x has been slower. Does anyone know how to fix this, without changing my ROM? I'm running Hellfire sandwich 1.9, faux 123-050 kernel
someone please help
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That sucks man. Im not much of a gamer so it doesnt affect me much
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Hey thanks for pointing out the second core was inactive as well as the other minor bug of the date an time resetting. Adressing these issues, do you think another release will be made with fixes. I love this rom personally i think its more interactive with its user interface an adjustable themes.
My performance was lowered.. wait with the 2nd core inactive is deep sleep even possible? I noticed a minor battery drain with the wifi... thinking its just me..
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Hey thanks for pointing out the second core was inactive as well as the other minor bug of the date an time resetting. Adressing these issues, do you think another release will be made with fixes. I love this rom personally i think its more interactive with its user interface an adjustable themes.
My performance was lowered.. wait with the 2nd core inactive is deep sleep even possible? I noticed a minor battery drain with the wifi... thinking its just me..
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Where can you get an update on the ROM? From the manufacturer?
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I guess the rom has something to do with it. I'm having problems with ICS and jb with quadrant. But with cm7 and a good kernel (faux123), my score reached almost 3000!
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You mean on CM7 the 2nd core is active?
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Where can you get an update on the ROM? From the manufacturer?
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I guess so. Only GB are stable with this phone. I always tried going 4.0+, no luck. I'm just ended up back with GB.
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jpyumul said:
I guess so. Only GB are stable with this phone. I always tried going 4.0+, no luck. I'm just ended up back with GB.
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Have u try to Cm7 yet? If u already hv let me know so i can crossout that option.

Games lagging on ROMS

Has anyone else experienced lag on games with custom roms? I've tried most of them and they are all very choppy when it comes to games
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Clarkiieh said:
Has anyone else experienced lag on games with custom roms? I've tried most of them and they are all very choppy when it comes to games
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No problems here, but I've started to avoid installing my own kernels. Too many performance issues in the past.
MoseIlla said:
No problems here, but I've started to avoid installing my own kernels. Too many performance issues in the past.
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I don't use custom kernels there very unpredictable
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Clarkiieh said:
I don't use custom kernels there very unpredictable
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Which custom ROM? Do you get UI crashes? (The navigation and notification bars flash in and out when they shouldn't and/or an error message about it)?
PA final stable build mainly, can play angry birds go flawlessly on stock but on pa it feels so choppy
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Install CM11(Choppy only on boot) , and install Renders Kernel(r23 - Gpu OC to 533mhz gives a bit of boost)-don't install (r24) as it don't have all features.
Paranoid stable works terrible run soundcloud and you will know what I mean, however I had no gaming realated issues, rather some stability issues.
Also try to use diffrent governors ROW I/O, wheatley Cpu(or interactive) and Simple_Ondemand Cpu(Trickster Mod).
Setup Greenify, turn off doubletap2wake.
Uninstall Facebook(Hibernate Freeze Proof)-that will give you a lot more ram memory(rarely 45, more likely 78-90) , extremly increase stability-on stock-(I'm serious here Fifa 14 doesn't even run correctly into any gamemode).
If you want to have Pie & Halo then try to use CarbonMod, use the kernel I mention.

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